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u.n., certainly not carry the same nato imprem tur that nato did two years ago. there are a lot of allies lining up. britain and france chiefly may be canada, may be some others. >> one reason it will not be nato, we were talking off camera, germany. you've got elections coming up in germany and merkel has a lot of problems with us right now because of the snowden leaks, the fact that the latest leak in der speigel yesterday was that the u.s. nsa have been spying on the u.n. and we've reported previously about spying on u.n. headquarters and on the european union. but the specificity nondenied, not denied in the last 48 hours by any of the agencies here, is pretty striking and the reaction over there is pretty bad. >> yeah. for a whole host of reasons helping the united states bomb another country would be highly, highly unpopular in germany and germany is unlikely to go along with a full nato backing for this. that said, there are ways to get some kind of a not full nato backing but something close that allows -- would allow president obama to say that he's not
u.n., certainly not carry the same nato imprem tur that nato did two years ago. there are a lot of allies lining up. britain and france chiefly may be canada, may be some others. >> one reason it will not be nato, we were talking off camera, germany. you've got elections coming up in germany and merkel has a lot of problems with us right now because of the snowden leaks, the fact that the latest leak in der speigel yesterday was that the u.s. nsa have been spying on the u.n. and we've...
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they're one of our nato allies and they have been a friend of ours. but we have to keep our eye on the places. i don't think it will require american soldiers on the ground, but we have to realize that al qaeda has been badly diminished. let's not overlook the success we have had. but it doesn't mean it's gone away. and it doesn't mean that every al qaeda cell is getting ready to attack the united states of america. they're doing other things in the region as well. so be vigilant. help our friends. i don't think there's a need for a commitment of american troops. >> mr. secretary, thank you so much for being with us. as we watch this live shot of the entrance to the west wing of the white house where we're expecting the president and the first lady to come out any moment now to go to the limousine and take the trip of 1.6 miles to the capital for his second inauguration. mr. secretary, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> john dickerson, our cbs 23450us -- news political director is down there on the national mall. and john, what are you expecti
they're one of our nato allies and they have been a friend of ours. but we have to keep our eye on the places. i don't think it will require american soldiers on the ground, but we have to realize that al qaeda has been badly diminished. let's not overlook the success we have had. but it doesn't mean it's gone away. and it doesn't mean that every al qaeda cell is getting ready to attack the united states of america. they're doing other things in the region as well. so be vigilant. help our...
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and while winding down its cold but mission in afghanistan nato is seeking to boost its military drills in europe in the upcoming is the alliance commanders are planning large scale exercises which they say you have to ensure the allies keep working smoothly together and like the latest nato war games held in poland and the baltic republics earlier this month these were the largest in years involving six thousand troops but the u.s. led block has even bigger plans for the future of capping drills in two thousand to fifteen which will take place in spain and portugal are expected to gather a source of more than forty thousand however financially troubled europeans are not so keen on paying for natives and bushes drills on cheese pizza all over reports. european nations can and should. do more to match america's commitment that commitment is said to see upwards of forty thousand troops deployed on maneuvers within the e.u. in the coming years all in port and work for the future of the alliance once the combat mission in afghanistan is over the question is how can you retain these operatio
and while winding down its cold but mission in afghanistan nato is seeking to boost its military drills in europe in the upcoming is the alliance commanders are planning large scale exercises which they say you have to ensure the allies keep working smoothly together and like the latest nato war games held in poland and the baltic republics earlier this month these were the largest in years involving six thousand troops but the u.s. led block has even bigger plans for the future of capping...
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from europe in to deployment of nato missile defense to nato to defend nato. that was the fundamental shift that occurred in september of 2009. to take system that was able deploy against possibly ten incoming missiles and put in place a nato system under nato command and control put the deference of nato countries. that is the kind of commitment to deterrence that we put in place. we put in place contingency plan to make sure that every nation that is a member of nato has a plan to be defended. that was an important contribution to deterrence. we just completed this month -- this week, last week. the first major article r5 last exercise. the alliance was conducted in the last ten years. many of the country nas participated in the exercise had never participated in an article five exercise and we just completed that. those are the kinds of steps that matter for collective desks. far more than the nuclear weapons you have. particularly when the cost of modernizing the nuclear weapons runs in to ten plus billion. when the cost of modernizing your aircraft to be
from europe in to deployment of nato missile defense to nato to defend nato. that was the fundamental shift that occurred in september of 2009. to take system that was able deploy against possibly ten incoming missiles and put in place a nato system under nato command and control put the deference of nato countries. that is the kind of commitment to deterrence that we put in place. we put in place contingency plan to make sure that every nation that is a member of nato has a plan to be...
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has done-- by the way, nato-- turkey is a nato ally, a neighboring part of the aliebs. the arab league did not say don't do it. they condemned the use of chemical weapons. then having a punishing strike of the kind that the president talked about is the right thing to do at this point in time. >> brown: john mearsheimer, is there any scenario in which either in syria or a larger eruption in the region as we're talking about in which you could see a stronger u.s. responsibility, "a stronger interest? >> not at this point in time. but i'd like to point out that all of this discourse about chemical weapons being so special is, i think, wrong. i think it's, again, regrettable that chemical weapons have been used. but chemical weapons are not weapons of maz destruction like nuclear weapons are. the reason that chemical weapons were not used in world war ii was not because somebody like adolf hitler was above using them for moral reasons. they weren't used because they have very little military utility. anybody who has been in the army knows that chemical weapons just don't b
has done-- by the way, nato-- turkey is a nato ally, a neighboring part of the aliebs. the arab league did not say don't do it. they condemned the use of chemical weapons. then having a punishing strike of the kind that the president talked about is the right thing to do at this point in time. >> brown: john mearsheimer, is there any scenario in which either in syria or a larger eruption in the region as we're talking about in which you could see a stronger u.s. responsibility, "a...
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and nato hadn't done enough to train troops and to provide security. >> will that explain why there's such objection to the possibility of drones being used there? that you wouldn't want any sort of backlash or a domestic picture might be by this. >> that's right. that's using in a place that's very fragile security-wise like libya. which is, at the moment, very pro-western, very greatful tomatoe. greatful to nato. >> and somalia itself, to the history thereof blackhawk down and what we all remember in the united states is this difficult period in our history. can you talk about that? this there a sense of al-shababs rising in a way that the united states navy had to put firmer hands on? >> this is regard to somalia. what's happened in the past 18 months has been quite positive. the al-shabab terrorist group has been expelled from the capitol. we still have a position in this port that -- i think they have been driven to the countryside for the most part. there the a well liked president president. i think it's reeling. they will have to capture what has been very much the radicalism
and nato hadn't done enough to train troops and to provide security. >> will that explain why there's such objection to the possibility of drones being used there? that you wouldn't want any sort of backlash or a domestic picture might be by this. >> that's right. that's using in a place that's very fragile security-wise like libya. which is, at the moment, very pro-western, very greatful tomatoe. greatful to nato. >> and somalia itself, to the history thereof blackhawk down...
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georgia is not a nato member. the bush administration was clear and resolute that the us- russia relationship could not be the same if russia overthrew the government of georgia. the bush administration stopped short of threatening an american military response. for the range of countries that could be candidates for nato expansion in the future, i would rather not just go slow but probably not go at all. the us-russia relationship is too important. we are living with consequences of expansion in the 1990's and earlier part of the last decade. thank you.l priest price i am leon. i would like to ask members of the panel their thoughts on higher expenditure on the use of intelligence may be able to lower expenditures on operation for structures for equipment. it may have showed how hollow out the russian economy was. was it possible that hiring a small degree of higher expenditures on intelligence would have a big effect on lowering expenditures elsewhere? >> we have to differentiate between the functions of intelli
georgia is not a nato member. the bush administration was clear and resolute that the us- russia relationship could not be the same if russia overthrew the government of georgia. the bush administration stopped short of threatening an american military response. for the range of countries that could be candidates for nato expansion in the future, i would rather not just go slow but probably not go at all. the us-russia relationship is too important. we are living with consequences of expansion...
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is checking the boxes with key allies in europe first tour abroad look at what is mission with old nato allies could be like. in the latest efforts to negotiate peace in syria the country's government says it's ready to talk to all sides of the opposition even those. drugs are made russian vegetables drug control officers seize almost two hundred kilograms of heroin hidden in sacks with a radish market. thank you for joining us on this monday here on our. with your twenty four hour global. disappointed italians are choosing parliament for the second day in what's largely seen as a protest against painful austerity and corrupt politicians and the man helping them to punish the mainstream parties is a former comedian is promising to swing the country around from its current course but he. reports the outcome might be no laughing matter. the streets of rome aligned with posters from various political parties and candidates all smiles and bright colors offering the best future possible for italian voters. if you like i was . thirteen yes it. was it was was he was. the program loz not the le
is checking the boxes with key allies in europe first tour abroad look at what is mission with old nato allies could be like. in the latest efforts to negotiate peace in syria the country's government says it's ready to talk to all sides of the opposition even those. drugs are made russian vegetables drug control officers seize almost two hundred kilograms of heroin hidden in sacks with a radish market. thank you for joining us on this monday here on our. with your twenty four hour global....
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also the headlines officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops are said to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw all forces next year. voting draws to a close in moscow with exit polls suggesting opposition to the figureheads alexina valleys come second in the capital's first narrow alexion and nearly a decade. of just joined us for a good evening to this is r.t. live from moscow it's just after nine pm here now it's split a tough week for us so korea state john kerry has been trying to convince the european union to get on board with a military strike on syria over the regime's alleged use of chemical weapons but presented no new evidence against the syrian government and very few countries are willing to rush into action without u.n. approval and he now says a bomb has made no final decision on whether to strike an apparent turnaround from last week so far turkey and france first in line to back the united states against syria but presiden
also the headlines officials in afghanistan say a nato air strike has killed civilians including women and children something the alliance denies we take a look at the legacy that coalition troops are said to leave in the war ravaged nation when they withdraw all forces next year. voting draws to a close in moscow with exit polls suggesting opposition to the figureheads alexina valleys come second in the capital's first narrow alexion and nearly a decade. of just joined us for a good evening to...
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it was not nato saying we want to enlarge. it was demand driven. it was responding to request from countries in central europe that nato as being fully integrated to europe. .. so i think we have to move past some of the bogeyman of the past. i think in those countries their limitations by domestic politics and i will give you an american example and the russian example. i i think unfortunately there still is from the the american congress a certain anti-russian bias and i will cite a couple of examples. the jackson danika admin may continue to abide to russia well more than a decade after russia met all the requirements and i tried back in 2002 and 2003 to argue and we could not get congress to move. i think you see that same sentiment. let me say i think what happened to mr. magnitsky was totally important but when congress passed an act the single out russia when there were obviously countries where they are equal or greater human rights violations the message that was sent to russia was not one of outrage. the message was the american congress
it was not nato saying we want to enlarge. it was demand driven. it was responding to request from countries in central europe that nato as being fully integrated to europe. .. so i think we have to move past some of the bogeyman of the past. i think in those countries their limitations by domestic politics and i will give you an american example and the russian example. i i think unfortunately there still is from the the american congress a certain anti-russian bias and i will cite a couple of...
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nato prepares for a series of unprecedented and massive military exercises in crisis europe keeping troops busy after they withdraw from afghanistan. and investigates how japan's mafia is reportedly making money from the cleanup of the fukushima nuclear station by providing an exploited workers to do the dirty. a pleasure to have you with us today here on our. live in moscow with your top world headlines for this hour. israel's prime minister is heading right here to moscow he's on a mission to prevent any progress during iran's nuclear negotiations with world powers a new round of three day told with tehran begins in geneva today and many obstacles remain before hopes of a breakthrough could become a reality let's get more on this now it seems to buy more say joining us live here on the program good morning to you who coming here to moscow all the way to moscow some saying he's got a very convincing role he'll have to play. indeed rory and prime minister netanyahu will be arriving in moscow for a shorter trip he will be meeting with russia's president mr putin now it is expected that on t
nato prepares for a series of unprecedented and massive military exercises in crisis europe keeping troops busy after they withdraw from afghanistan. and investigates how japan's mafia is reportedly making money from the cleanup of the fukushima nuclear station by providing an exploited workers to do the dirty. a pleasure to have you with us today here on our. live in moscow with your top world headlines for this hour. israel's prime minister is heading right here to moscow he's on a mission to...
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. >> nato - airstrikes causing casualties - nato being blamed. >> overseas and here at home the white house is building its case for international action on syria. secretary of state john kerry is in paris trying to convince a skeptical international community there to support military intervention. he says momentum is building. meanwhile in washington congress is getting back to work tomorrow. president obama goes on a media blitz after a series of high-profile interviews he will address the nation in prime-time tuesday night. the president is pushing for more support for his plan to strike syria. we are following the story with live team coverage, we start in london, watching the diplomatic developments overseas, but first to washington, and paul, the white house chief is making the rounds in the sunday morning talks pressing the case for a military strike. what are the white house and members of congress saying today? >> as you say, white house chief of staff dennis mcdonough making the rounds, doing the sunday show sweep - pushing hard, pushing congress, trying to turn the tide of
. >> nato - airstrikes causing casualties - nato being blamed. >> overseas and here at home the white house is building its case for international action on syria. secretary of state john kerry is in paris trying to convince a skeptical international community there to support military intervention. he says momentum is building. meanwhile in washington congress is getting back to work tomorrow. president obama goes on a media blitz after a series of high-profile interviews he will...
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military roles after the planned 2014 nato pull-out. other topics in the bsa include the leasing of afghan bases ach 2014 and the role of u.s. troops. the protection of afghanistan from a foreign invasion, and the issue of afghan sovereignty in the context of u.s. counterterrorism missions. such missions on afghan soil have long bothered president karzai. days prior to secretary kerry's appearance he expressed the annoyance. >> they conduct raids against our people, air-raids and other attacks in the name of the fight on terrorism and in the name of resolutions of the united nations. this is against our wishes. >> in saturday's talks the two sides agreed on a set of limitations for u.s. counterterrorism units when working within the nation. the pressure to sign off on a final bsa this month is compounded by afghanistan's upcoming election in april. after working with karzai since 2001, washington now fears a new leader will be harder to negotiate with. without a conclusive deal, american troops plan to leave the country after the nato-l
military roles after the planned 2014 nato pull-out. other topics in the bsa include the leasing of afghan bases ach 2014 and the role of u.s. troops. the protection of afghanistan from a foreign invasion, and the issue of afghan sovereignty in the context of u.s. counterterrorism missions. such missions on afghan soil have long bothered president karzai. days prior to secretary kerry's appearance he expressed the annoyance. >> they conduct raids against our people, air-raids and other...
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thousands of people dead as a result both serbs and kosovo albanians went after seventy eight days of nato bombing serb forces withdrew from kossovo there was an ethnic cleansing of nearly a quarter of a million serbs and other minorities from kossovo allied forces used cluster bombs attacked civilian infrastructure including power plants bridges factories the headquarters of serve radio and television in belgrade even the chinese embassy and yet despite all the destruction and casualties washington saw it as a victory and with the same bravado several years later the u.s. made the case for a unilateral intervention in iraq in that case it did not even bother to seek a u.n. approval washington presented false evidence and went on with the mission to remove saddam hussein from power nearly two hundred thousand iraqis died as a result of that intervention millions lost their homes and two hundred thousand is a modest estimate iraqis continue to die in terror attacks every day and most recently in the nato went beyond its un mandate and effectively carried out a regime change what was called
thousands of people dead as a result both serbs and kosovo albanians went after seventy eight days of nato bombing serb forces withdrew from kossovo there was an ethnic cleansing of nearly a quarter of a million serbs and other minorities from kossovo allied forces used cluster bombs attacked civilian infrastructure including power plants bridges factories the headquarters of serve radio and television in belgrade even the chinese embassy and yet despite all the destruction and casualties...
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shock nato. now it's a dance party. okay. clearly no one in the media is able to understand this story. so let's go to the horse's mouth. let's hear it straight from the musk. what is this thing? >> this is a concorde, a rail gun and an air hockey table. >> john: okay. it's a cross between a concorde, a rail gun and an air hockey table. that is not an explanation. that's naming three things that sound fast. it's a cross between a speedboat, a cheetah and get you to dohar in 15 minutes. according to my cal cue layings an actual cross between a concorde, an air gun and an air hockey table would look like this. that would actually be an amazing way to get to san francisco. the truth is, stories like this are actually some of my favorites. they're inspiring because they remind us that the future is going to hold you and exciting innovations and the great minds in our society will always be there to push us forward. and achieve the unimaginable. >> musk says he doesn't have time to actually build hyper loop. he's hoping others wil
shock nato. now it's a dance party. okay. clearly no one in the media is able to understand this story. so let's go to the horse's mouth. let's hear it straight from the musk. what is this thing? >> this is a concorde, a rail gun and an air hockey table. >> john: okay. it's a cross between a concorde, a rail gun and an air hockey table. that is not an explanation. that's naming three things that sound fast. it's a cross between a speedboat, a cheetah and get you to dohar in 15...
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the nato supply line should be blocked. we will not allow nato supply lines until they stop the drone attacks. >> many people in the pakistani government, military and intelligence agencies are pleased with hakimullah mehsud's death. during his time as leader he was responsible for carrying out several main attacks costing thousands of lives, but he was open to peace talks with the government, and that is threatened as the taliban threatens to avenge his death. >> a 2-year rebellion in the democratic republic of congo could be coming to an end after the m23 group called for a ceasefire. it began after a series of mewettinees north and south kibal. they were supposed to be part of the national army under a peace deal signed on march 23rd 2009. which is how the group got their name. >> they gained attention because it was supported by rwanda, which they have denied. troops found mass graves close to the boarder. malcolm webb has this exclusive report. we'll warn you some images are disturbing. >> this patch of bush next to a
the nato supply line should be blocked. we will not allow nato supply lines until they stop the drone attacks. >> many people in the pakistani government, military and intelligence agencies are pleased with hakimullah mehsud's death. during his time as leader he was responsible for carrying out several main attacks costing thousands of lives, but he was open to peace talks with the government, and that is threatened as the taliban threatens to avenge his death. >> a 2-year rebellion...
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on his first tour abroad with his mission with old nato allies. in the latest that was to negotiate peace in syria the country's government says it's ready to talk to all sides. even though. drugs vegetables. two hundred kilos of heroin with. twenty four hour global news live this is with me thanks so much for joining us polls have now just closed and where dissolution public has been choosing its parliament the election is largely seen as a protest vote against painful austerity and corrupt politicians helping to punish the mainstream parties is a former comedian who's promising to swing the country around from its current course of cuts and. reports the outcome might be no laughing matter. the streets of rome aligned with posters from various political parties and candidates all smiles and bright colors offering the best future possible for italian voters. i. was since i was a candidate was thirty six i think it's nice because it was a good job thanks to the program low is not the leader but the face of a movement whose plan is simple to do away
on his first tour abroad with his mission with old nato allies. in the latest that was to negotiate peace in syria the country's government says it's ready to talk to all sides. even though. drugs vegetables. two hundred kilos of heroin with. twenty four hour global news live this is with me thanks so much for joining us polls have now just closed and where dissolution public has been choosing its parliament the election is largely seen as a protest vote against painful austerity and corrupt...
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parliament be recalled for thursday nato is probably going to merge into the meeting tomorrow if the u.n. likely to give that mandate any time soon because the u.n. will never give the mandate the national security council of britain is meeting because david cameron the prime minister here. foreshortened is a holiday it's interesting that national security council was set up in twenty ten to talk about national security of this country britain and most of that was about al qaida that nebulous concept and britain and the united states are now validly supporting al-qaeda linked groups if anything one would see in a normal scenario that countries should come to the aid of the assad government against. al-qaeda linked brigades that certainly call it up on to the u.n. weapons inspector a few months ago said were responsible for chemical attacks well of course. the water coming as you would expect is still working to establish exactly what happened or didn't happen there they still haven't come forward and actually got there to do it properly yet but haven't come forward with any clear con
parliament be recalled for thursday nato is probably going to merge into the meeting tomorrow if the u.n. likely to give that mandate any time soon because the u.n. will never give the mandate the national security council of britain is meeting because david cameron the prime minister here. foreshortened is a holiday it's interesting that national security council was set up in twenty ten to talk about national security of this country britain and most of that was about al qaida that nebulous...
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thanks to nato, canada, the u.s. and many of our allies had a racket call infrastructure to answer -- practical infrastructure to answer the requests of the arab league and the united nations to take actions over libya two years ago. and the nato structure allowed partners outside of the alliance -- particularly our arab league partners in this case -- to join us in this important mission. canadian armed forces were proud to assume operational command of the mission in libya, in addition to providing air and maritime support. the canadian contribution to the u.s. security coordinator for israel and the palestine authority or ussc is another great example of canadian and american efforts that are giving real results. having visited its mission myself, i can tell you that we together -- canadians and americans -- are making a difference in the lives of both the pal is stint yangs and the israelis and, indeed, contributing to the middle east peace process. in that mission canada and the u.s. are working closely together
thanks to nato, canada, the u.s. and many of our allies had a racket call infrastructure to answer -- practical infrastructure to answer the requests of the arab league and the united nations to take actions over libya two years ago. and the nato structure allowed partners outside of the alliance -- particularly our arab league partners in this case -- to join us in this important mission. canadian armed forces were proud to assume operational command of the mission in libya, in addition to...
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washington is planning to shift the burden of its foreign wars to its nato allies that's according to john reese an expert on american foreign policy . it's always been very important for the americans to keep the nato alliance together but they always wanted to keep it together on their own terms it's always been the case for instance that the senior commanding officer in nato is from the american armed forces and what the americans constantly want to do is to shift the burden of military intervention on to the european powers but to keep political control all the process and i think that we've seen that a number of times recently especially since the american focus is now beginning to shift towards the pacific to deal with the rising threat of china we are going to is really the europeans now have to take on a greater share of burden in respect of policing the arab world and north africa what we're seeing here is an attempt to convince the nato allies that they should pay more but have no more influence. and while the secretary of state looks to get off on the right foot with his al
washington is planning to shift the burden of its foreign wars to its nato allies that's according to john reese an expert on american foreign policy . it's always been very important for the americans to keep the nato alliance together but they always wanted to keep it together on their own terms it's always been the case for instance that the senior commanding officer in nato is from the american armed forces and what the americans constantly want to do is to shift the burden of military...
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will call for a world police but the question is who is the world police is the united states is it nato it should be the security council and after an intervention which could take place i don't exclude it is still to happen what will they do will just have been a punch on the nose and then telling the ability durance in syria that they go back and continue to fight the war the mandate is to establish whether chemical weapons have been used to or not and the way they go about that is that they go to sites and they may take samples of dust and of water and they will have to analyze that ascended to independent laboratories to lab orders they cannot just accept the samples given to them from some rebels or from some site that will not take them tape tell them who committed the attack but that at least it will be able to tell them that yes the chemicals who are used we see that in the main as a contest between rebels and the government in syria but of course the intervention is there it is in large measure a arresting match between saudi arabia and iran and on that resting much the u.s. is
will call for a world police but the question is who is the world police is the united states is it nato it should be the security council and after an intervention which could take place i don't exclude it is still to happen what will they do will just have been a punch on the nose and then telling the ability durance in syria that they go back and continue to fight the war the mandate is to establish whether chemical weapons have been used to or not and the way they go about that is that they...
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less pressure but they will intervene in syria interesting to talk about nato the nato chief anders fogh rasmussen said today that quote he certainly assad government is to blame britain france the u.s. is also said that but i wonder why do you think even he's not come forward with any concrete proof still well that we've seen anyway or you know i don't know if you. we don't have seen any proof everybody is talking about prove we see that as missing from that you think that he has some proof we heard kerry is saying the same but if they have those prove they have to show it in no way we know that we have a un mission for the moment. in the us in making some investigation to to collect some of that the boat this the use of chemical weapons so this can be maybe an eventual approve of use of chemical weapons but if they say no there we have proved we have proof they have to show it in public opinion and no hayden ok andre thank you thought under crispin the head of intel a belgian movement for international solidarity on the line there i gather from brussels thank you sir. well meantime the
less pressure but they will intervene in syria interesting to talk about nato the nato chief anders fogh rasmussen said today that quote he certainly assad government is to blame britain france the u.s. is also said that but i wonder why do you think even he's not come forward with any concrete proof still well that we've seen anyway or you know i don't know if you. we don't have seen any proof everybody is talking about prove we see that as missing from that you think that he has some proof we...
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you may not remember at the time none of the nato states that participated in the bombings of former yugoslavia offered legal justifications for their actions it was labeled a humanitarian intervention and with the help of a very one sided media campaign it was engraved in the public memory especially in the west as a success story and little has been reported that the humanitarian intervention turned into a humanitarian catastrophe on the ground what some call a success was two months of bombings thousands of people dead as a result both serbs and cos of all being aeons when after seventy eight days of nato bombing serb forces withdrew from cos of all there was an ethnic cleansing of nearly a quarter of a million serbs and other minorities from kossovo allied forces used clos the bombs attacked civilian infrastructure including power plants bridges factories the headquarters of serve radio and television in belgrade even the chinese embassy and yet despite all the destruction and casualties washington saw it as a victory and with the same bravado several years later the us made the
you may not remember at the time none of the nato states that participated in the bombings of former yugoslavia offered legal justifications for their actions it was labeled a humanitarian intervention and with the help of a very one sided media campaign it was engraved in the public memory especially in the west as a success story and little has been reported that the humanitarian intervention turned into a humanitarian catastrophe on the ground what some call a success was two months of...
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he had no support in nato. he had half an ally in france. he had no one else. he goes to congress to get some cover. he obviously had none, he was not going to get support in congress, and he was stuck. putin frees him by offering this sham negotiation. most likelye outcome is that the negotiations will drag on, the issue fades away and obama will slink away. goodu think that is a outcome, fine, but it certainly was not intended. and the word of the united states among our allies is deeply diminished. >> are the president and his secretary of state on the same page? >> there do seem to be moments of less than total agreement. do we want this to work? yes, we do. pre-destiny, predetermining it is going to be an abject failure john kerry brings the passion of somebody who feels he was duped. he had personal negotiations with bashar al-assad. he is now angry, and rightly so. i think he is going to be a tough negotiator. there have to be deadlines. there have to be scheduled. -- schedules. and there has to be the threat of military action. >> do you know how long i
he had no support in nato. he had half an ally in france. he had no one else. he goes to congress to get some cover. he obviously had none, he was not going to get support in congress, and he was stuck. putin frees him by offering this sham negotiation. most likelye outcome is that the negotiations will drag on, the issue fades away and obama will slink away. goodu think that is a outcome, fine, but it certainly was not intended. and the word of the united states among our allies is deeply...
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president obama meets with nato secretary-general today as the u.s. grapples with how to respond to the ongoing civil war. tracie potts joins us live from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning there is news from syria's president that missiles from russia that had been contracted and promised three years ago are now in the process of being delivered. in fact, he says the first shipment is already there. the state department can't confirm this, but if, in fact, that's the case, it escalates the situation and raises more questions about whether or not the u.s. should be arming the other side, the opposition, that's what john mccain has said. monday when he went on a secret mission into syria, he met with the opposition there. today, in washington, president obama meeting with the secretary-general of nato. they're trying to get both sides to sit down together at a table and talk peace. next week in geneva, the u.s. and some of its allies are meeting to try to push that forward. russia says the u.s. should forg
president obama meets with nato secretary-general today as the u.s. grapples with how to respond to the ongoing civil war. tracie potts joins us live from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning there is news from syria's president that missiles from russia that had been contracted and promised three years ago are now in the process of being delivered. in fact, he says the first shipment is already there. the state department can't confirm this,...
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allies are not united, especially when one nato ally turkey borders syria? >> it's 25 years after the end of the cold war. the original rational for the alliance is disappeared and what you have there is a degree of many countries of war wariness and anti-american central to the british vote. you have all the bad feelings, if you will, that were the results of iraq, and all of it has come together and you simply don't have the kind of natural support and interest. >> what is what president obama doing is sending a signal to syria and iran. >> it is to send a signal of any would be user of mass destruction, iran, north korea, what have you but in the case of iran specifically, this is the other country to whom the united states has set a red line. the president, as people know, said several times the goal is not to contain iran with nuclear weapons, but prevent iran from obtaining them. the president has essentially allowed the red line to syria to be somewhat ignored and what he has to do is find a way to send the message to iran that you shouldn't read into
allies are not united, especially when one nato ally turkey borders syria? >> it's 25 years after the end of the cold war. the original rational for the alliance is disappeared and what you have there is a degree of many countries of war wariness and anti-american central to the british vote. you have all the bad feelings, if you will, that were the results of iraq, and all of it has come together and you simply don't have the kind of natural support and interest. >> what is what...
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this is the second attack on a nato base in less than a week. on wednesday taliban fighters attacked a nato base south of kabul detonating a truck bomb at the entrance, then sending 20 fighters in to assault the base. eight afghans were killed and more than 50 injured in that attack. in the same province on sunday, the bodies of five afghan soldiers were discovered, their hands bound with chains. the taliban captured them on the highway and shot them to death. jennifer glass, al jazeera, kabul. >>> there's much more ahead on how lethal levels of radiation at japan's nuclear plan have the government promising a rescue plan. success for diana nyad swimming through the florida straits. our children and to get 7.35 raise up to 12.35 or 15. the young folks. >> what are the laws going to begin to take effect? >> reporter: the laws do not go nothing. here is my question for every membç] >>> welcome back to al jazeera. senators john mccain and lindsey graham met with the president on monday to discuss authorization for war. hearings begin tomorrow. the
this is the second attack on a nato base in less than a week. on wednesday taliban fighters attacked a nato base south of kabul detonating a truck bomb at the entrance, then sending 20 fighters in to assault the base. eight afghans were killed and more than 50 injured in that attack. in the same province on sunday, the bodies of five afghan soldiers were discovered, their hands bound with chains. the taliban captured them on the highway and shot them to death. jennifer glass, al jazeera, kabul....
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. >> if we leave, nato is out. i mean, the nato countries are not going to stay there a second war. >> they're leaving anyway. >> anyway. they're looking for any -- >> that's absolutely right. i think that the president is, look, the surge and the president's surge, i talk a lot with national security council people at the time. they need to give a gut fourchlg the taliban, to try to reshape the environment there, and to try to maneuver the various players in the region towards negotiated outcome because there was no military outcome. that seems not to have gone well. in the absence of that, what is the strategic course? the strategic course is now to minimize american vulnerability in these areas. not walk afrom afghanistan, as has happened in the past. try to give afghanistan some choices, but for security and to try to get away from what i think is the free riding problem where president obama is free riding on security, and not moving governments forward to get other stake holding in the rest of the country. i
. >> if we leave, nato is out. i mean, the nato countries are not going to stay there a second war. >> they're leaving anyway. >> anyway. they're looking for any -- >> that's absolutely right. i think that the president is, look, the surge and the president's surge, i talk a lot with national security council people at the time. they need to give a gut fourchlg the taliban, to try to reshape the environment there, and to try to maneuver the various players in the region...
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the boxes with key allies in europe on his first tour abroad a look at what his mission with the old nato allies could be like. the latest efforts to negotiate peace in syria the country's government says it's ready to talk to all sides. even though. drugs are russian vegetables drug control of. two hundred kilograms of heroin hidden in. this right now just ticking past five pm on monday here in moscow this is. it is good to have you with us today. dissolution choosing their parliament for the second day in what's largely seen as a protest vote against painful austerity and corrupt politicians and the man helping them to punish the mainstream parties is a former comedian who's. the country round from its current course of cuts. reports the outcome might be no laughing matter. the streets of rome aligned with posters from various political parties and candidates all smiles and bright colors offering the best future possible for italian voters. he feels like he was experiencing i think it's not as it was he was. the program low is not the leader but the face of a movement whose plan is simp
the boxes with key allies in europe on his first tour abroad a look at what his mission with the old nato allies could be like. the latest efforts to negotiate peace in syria the country's government says it's ready to talk to all sides. even though. drugs are russian vegetables drug control of. two hundred kilograms of heroin hidden in. this right now just ticking past five pm on monday here in moscow this is. it is good to have you with us today. dissolution choosing their parliament for the...
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coming from qatar and saudi arabia there are undoubtedly be organized by the united states and the other nato powers where they really mean is that they want to send heavier weapons and because the opposition has suffered. serious side effects recently and so we see it as an all out push as dr post peace conference approaches out of both a civil level and a military level to try to strengthen the opposition which is dependent upon the support it is receiving from outside otherwise it does not have any hope for victory in turkey desideria day the leading nato powers the us britain and france leading the way and then their allies or client states in the middle east have all joined in this effort and what is really remarkable about it is that we have decided to try and so a concern for some of the for human rights and democracy in syria and try to are united arab emirates saudi arabia jordan these are all family monarchies they are united in their objectives in your objectives to bring down the government in syria to replace it with what it would be amenable to u.s. interests as tired of a strat
coming from qatar and saudi arabia there are undoubtedly be organized by the united states and the other nato powers where they really mean is that they want to send heavier weapons and because the opposition has suffered. serious side effects recently and so we see it as an all out push as dr post peace conference approaches out of both a civil level and a military level to try to strengthen the opposition which is dependent upon the support it is receiving from outside otherwise it does not...
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the nato supply line should be blocked until drone attacks stop. we will not allow nato supply lines until they stop the drone attacks. >> privately many people in the pakistani government and military and intelligence agency are pleased with mehsud's death. he was responsible for carrying out several major attacks claiming thousands of lives. he was open with peace talks with the government and now that ask undethatis under threat as i taliban threatening to avenge his death. >> well u.s. law maker is defend being last week's drone trike in pakistan. the chair of the house representative says the attack that killed the taliban leader will keep the american troops safe. >> this is the guy that is trying to create the problems for both pakistan and he relates with afghan taliban. and has to ar he is the guy thad the schools in afghanistan. he is part of the network that is a giant organized crime group operating in the tribe al areas of pakistan m who have been involved in supporting al qaeda and taliban and others. this was a bad guy. and by the wa
the nato supply line should be blocked until drone attacks stop. we will not allow nato supply lines until they stop the drone attacks. >> privately many people in the pakistani government and military and intelligence agency are pleased with mehsud's death. he was responsible for carrying out several major attacks claiming thousands of lives. he was open with peace talks with the government and now that ask undethatis under threat as i taliban threatening to avenge his death. >>...
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checking the boxes with key allies in europe on his first tour abroad look at what is mission with all nato allies could be. the. syrian rebels release a video which they say shows a government helicopter being shot down with a missile that's as the regime says it's ready to talk to all sides of the opposition even those who are armed and fighting. and afghan drugs the middle russian vegetables drug control officer sees almost two hundred kilos of heroin hidden in sacks with ragin radishes at a market near moscow. good evening i'm lucy catherine of things for tuning in this evening you're watching our t.v. well voting has ended in italy where dissolutions public has been choosing its parliament exit polls show the center left coalition is leading with the main surprise of the selection the party led by a former comedian is also showing good results well for more on the outcome let's cross live to our team. who is in rome probably slightly better weather than here in moscow arena how are the exit polls stacking up so far. well it's actually starting to snow here but that is going to really i
checking the boxes with key allies in europe on his first tour abroad look at what is mission with all nato allies could be. the. syrian rebels release a video which they say shows a government helicopter being shot down with a missile that's as the regime says it's ready to talk to all sides of the opposition even those who are armed and fighting. and afghan drugs the middle russian vegetables drug control officer sees almost two hundred kilos of heroin hidden in sacks with ragin radishes at a...
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nato did not release the name of the soldier. >> a gun show in new york welcomes a special visitor who was a gun victim herself. >> and the oil leak and the people who discovered it. the attack was the 10th taking >>> in oil-rich north dakota people are learning about a pipeline leaks days after it happened, the largest - around 20,000 barrels. a wheat farmer found the leak, nine miles east of north dakota. it's owned by texas based tesora. workers say it's contained, but residents are furious, saying they should have been told about the spill. the leak is believed to be smaller. >> farmer congress woman gabrielle giffords and mark kelly, her husband attended a gun show. gabrielle giffords was injured in tucson in 2011. 15 were killed and 11 others wounded. she is joined by eric schneiderman. >> talks between the san francisco bay rapid area system and unions are expected to resume. theionions -- the youngions are asking for a labour increase. workers walked off, but governor jerry brown forced them back. >> at least 2 million muslim pilgrims are expected to take part informant hajj. m
nato did not release the name of the soldier. >> a gun show in new york welcomes a special visitor who was a gun victim herself. >> and the oil leak and the people who discovered it. the attack was the 10th taking >>> in oil-rich north dakota people are learning about a pipeline leaks days after it happened, the largest - around 20,000 barrels. a wheat farmer found the leak, nine miles east of north dakota. it's owned by texas based tesora. workers say it's contained, but...
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seems to be pretty hypocritical if the people of sweden want to join nato well that is their choice but they shouldn't be tricked into having their taxpayers pay for their sons to die in afghanistan based on totally bogus arguments that make no sense but that's just my opinion. wealthy british style it's time to. market this weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on r g. i'm very pleased to introduce russia's envoy to the united nations with the only choking that's a trick and thank you very much for making yourself available for this interview thank you let me begin with iran russia is about to sit down yet again for talks with five other world powers on iran's nuclear program the negotiations are due at the end of february the u.s. vice president joe biden said that the u.s. was ready for direct negotiations with the with iran do you see it as a breakthrough as a serious push for diplomacy on the part of washington well hopefully of course so we're looking forward to or the resumption of the talks of the six. in late february and we have
seems to be pretty hypocritical if the people of sweden want to join nato well that is their choice but they shouldn't be tricked into having their taxpayers pay for their sons to die in afghanistan based on totally bogus arguments that make no sense but that's just my opinion. wealthy british style it's time to. market this weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on r g. i'm very pleased to introduce russia's envoy to the united nations with the only...
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but my sense is they want want to go toe nato to get their imprint, and go to the arab league to get that imprint. >> secretary kerry has gotten the country to focus on this before the president weighs in. >> when i saw that briefing, what i noted was this was the building of the public case for international political support, international diplomatic, legal and moral support. you'll be hearing those themes undoubtedly in the next several days, and the president at some point will give a speech himself. those will be the themes that will be used in nato, and other forums. >> thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >>> the american public does not appear to have much appetite for a u.s. interference in syria. but what do they think given the use of chemical weapons? that debate when we come back. ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." there is no doubt the drums of war against syria are getting louder. the arab leagues says that last week's alabama -- aledged attack must be squarely placed on assads shoulders. and john kerry said that president obama believes there must be accountabi
but my sense is they want want to go toe nato to get their imprint, and go to the arab league to get that imprint. >> secretary kerry has gotten the country to focus on this before the president weighs in. >> when i saw that briefing, what i noted was this was the building of the public case for international political support, international diplomatic, legal and moral support. you'll be hearing those themes undoubtedly in the next several days, and the president at some point will...
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the top stories president obama says he's undecided on a military strike against syria after nato announces it won't support intervention . britain backs away parliament rejects a campaign against president assad after the prime minister failed to convince lawmakers. meanwhile the u.n. team has no completed its inspection of the alleged chemical attack near damascus saying they need time now in the lab to make a final assessment. hello it's kevin over here now to see this things he accompany our top story then president obama says there's no decision on syria yet but he is considering limited action as he put it when it comes to military intervention there earlier his secretary of state john kerry outlined america's case indicating it's almost certain to proceed with military intervention anyway live to washington d.c. our correspondent there going to church you can go on a little bit more detail for us what the president had to say and what his secretary of state have to say as well. well. the white house has released its four page on classified assessment of the syrian government's use of
the top stories president obama says he's undecided on a military strike against syria after nato announces it won't support intervention . britain backs away parliament rejects a campaign against president assad after the prime minister failed to convince lawmakers. meanwhile the u.n. team has no completed its inspection of the alleged chemical attack near damascus saying they need time now in the lab to make a final assessment. hello it's kevin over here now to see this things he accompany...
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otherwise it does not have any hope for victory in turkey be deceiving he's clear that the leading nato powers the us britain and france leading the way and that their allies are client states in the middle east have all joined in this effort and what is really remarkable about it is that we have decided to try and so a concern for some of the for human rights and democracy in syria and. united arab emirates saudi arabia jordan these are all family my parents they are united in their objective that your objective is to bring down the government in syria to replace it with what would be a reasonable to u.s. interest as tired of a strategy of domination of the middle east. meanwhile one of the strongest you is advocates of the syrian opposition senator john mccain has made a surprise visit to syria for talks with the rebel leader with psoriasis can independent research and write to says washington is not entirely sincere when it calls whole peace talks. all these are you against assad started in two thousand and three at least what's known to us openly and there was if lived an article wr
otherwise it does not have any hope for victory in turkey be deceiving he's clear that the leading nato powers the us britain and france leading the way and that their allies are client states in the middle east have all joined in this effort and what is really remarkable about it is that we have decided to try and so a concern for some of the for human rights and democracy in syria and. united arab emirates saudi arabia jordan these are all family my parents they are united in their objective...